Books

Worship 365: The Power Of A Worshiping Life

Now that I have completed this book recently (as of today), all I can say is one word: empowering. This book empowers each and every person to be a constant voice for the importance of worship by not only the act of worship for ourselves but for all others who need led to that deeper walk!

The part I love about David Edwards work is that He gets the word of God worked in throughout the book in all the right places! There are also titled sections if you can only digest a little at a time. This works best for me as I feel that trying to take it all in at once loses its great spiritual value! I highly recommend!

And always remember when you are done with one, pass it on or recommend! That helps the ones who work so hard to write them!

Check out: Worship 365: The Power Of A Worshiping Life- ISBN 978-0-8054-4367-7

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Prayer And Worship – A Spiritual Formation Guide

When I first saw this book and thumbed through it, I wondered if it would be something that I would truly enjoy or not. I can say now after making my way through it that I am glad that I picked it up.

The book in essence not only covers what it’s title says (Prayer and Worship) but attempts to touch on some other areas (trusting, celebrating, waiting, asking, longing) as well. What I enjoyed doing the most was actually writing within the book the answers that it was asking about me personally. This gives a reader a good opportunity to verbalize on paper and get things out to where they can think and meditate. I loved it, and would recommend it for anyone who likes this style of book and wants a deeper walk with God in praise and worship.

And always remember when you are done with one, pass it on or recommend! That helps the ones who work so hard to write them!

Check out: Prayer And Worship – A Spiritual Formation Guide – ISBN 978-0-06-084125-6

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Leonard’s Biblical Chronological Chart

This chart has some very detailed information about some specific things that you may be interested in. I loved it for the many different references that it has given me to begin to interpret and understand the historical aspects and lineage. The print is small for sure (as there is a lot of info) but well worth it if you have room for it on your wall!

I have read some reviews a compiled a list of the best parts:

• Information on Jewish sects, weights, measures, and divisions of time.
• Family tree of the Kings of Judah and when they reigned.
• Time as well as Biblical lengths, distances, and money. It gave the Biblical term and the modern equivalent (like a Sabbath Day’s journey equals 3/4ths of an English mile).The origins and main beliefs of the Sadducees, Pharisees, Scribes/Lawyers, Essenes, and Samaritans.
• A map showing the voyages of St. Paul with Scripture references.
• A family tree of Jacob’s family showing his descendants at the time they arrived in Egypt.
• A family tree of the Kings of Israel and when they reigned.
• A map of the Exodus: the Israelite’s journey from Egypt to Canaan with Scripture references.
• A list of Scripture references for the miracles of Jesus.
• A map of Canaan at about 200 B.C. with the location of the 12 tribes of Israel marked on it.
• A chart showing the periods of Scriptural history (Creation to Deluge, Deluge to the calling of Abraham, etc.) and the number of years they covered.
• A time-line border ring. The outermost ring gave the dates. Inside that told the event that occurred (Old Testament for the left, top, and right sides; inter-testament period for the bottom-right corner, and New Testament for the bottom). Inside that were the Scripture references for the event. Inside that was information about the books of the Bible–who they’re written by, how much history they cover, and/or when they were written.

And always remember when you are done with one, pass it on or recommend! That helps the ones who work so hard to write them!

Check out: Leonard’s Biblical Chronological Chart – ISBN 978-0890515822

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Go For The Goal: Motivational Stories about Men of Achievement

I received this book from a family member a few years ago and read it rather quickly back then. A month or two ago I read it again, and thought that it was worth put a post out there for just in case you might be a person who enjoys really short books!

This book has a good amount of inspirational quotes with different goals to achieve for. It has small inspirational stories throughout, and is a very small read (about 40 pages). It would be very ideal for someone younger in age who would read but doesn’t like to read much. When you put the book down after you are finished, it definitely leaves you with inspiring thoughts and stories to think on. It also definitely gets you thinking about your walk with God. So if that is your intent with someone who digs sports and God, you might want to slip this in their room or their bag sometime!

And always remember when you are done with one, pass it on or recommend! That helps the ones who work so hard to write them!

Check out: Go For The Goal: Motivational Stories about Men of Achievement – ISBN 1577487109

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Asimov’s Guide To The Bible (Reference)

This is an older book that I borrowed this book from a family member. I went for quite a while before I started wanting to be able to have a greater understanding of the “wheres” and “whens” and how significant they are. And when you begin to read into it, it really does have a powerful effect on what you study in the bible. Let me tell you, this was not one of the easiest reads that I have ever went through (and I’m still not finished), but it definitely has it’s benefits. When you want to know about more details to do with historical and geographical facts to do with how the bible ties into it, this is a great tool to have on your bookshelf. It has made going through the old testament an easier experience and helps save time on having to dig facts on geography and history that would have been once too difficult to do on one’s own. It is definitely put together, and highly recommended for you reference buffs out there!

And always remember when you are done with one, pass it on or recommend! That helps the ones who work so hard to write them!

Check out: Asimov’s Guide To The Bible – ISBN 051734582-X

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Nave’s Topical Bible (Reference)

This book came from my sister a few years ago, and only now have I found is one of my most enjoyed overall! I know when it comes to reference books about the bible that most of us might want to go to sleep….zzzz…you probably fell asleep at the thought, right? Let me try and excite you though!

In practically using it, it has just about any reference or word that you could possibly think of that is tied in the bible, with at least 1-2 good references to it as well as some defined meanings behind others. It has helped me countless times when I am trying to get my head around finding the place or general location of a scripture that even some search engines and apps cannot do!

This book has an A-Z layout, over 1,600 pages total, over 20,000 topics to read from, and over 100,000 scripture references to go by. There are cross-references all over the place so you don’t end up getting lost in it!

And always remember when you are done with one, pass it on or recommend! That helps the ones who work so hard to write them!

Check out: Nave’s Topical Bible – ISBN 0785250573

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